When I got home, I passed her her gift and she was pleasantly surprised. At first I thought that it was more of a politeness expression than gratitude. That was until I was done showering and I heard some erhu sounds coming from outside. I opened my door and stood outside to take a peep at what my mum was doing. She was fiddling with the erhu much like a child would play with a new toy just received. It warmed my heart. I know that on her own, it would take forever before she would go out and just get the instrument. She even asked me whether the place I bought the instrument offered courses.
A sense of satisfaction came over me as I returned to my room for my much needed nap. I had gotten her the instrument with the intention that she would have some form of leisure rather than just work and sleep and watch tv the whole time. I anticipated that either she would just chuck it aside totally or wait a long time before she would enrol for any form of lesson. But she actually asked me practically immediately to get brochures so that she could start learning. Great!
So to my neighbours living around me, if they thought that the high pitched sounds they hear regularly from my unit was all there was, wait till they hear the screeching sounds from the erhu as well! But do not dismay, God's word as always offers timely help. I quote you from psalm 91:3 (King James Version) which says:" Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence." (Pun totally intended) :)
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